The language challenge: play a word game in another language

Think you know your French? Try unscrambling it. Unscramble Words 4U’s word games and solvers can use word lists in 21 languages, so you can practise vocabulary the fun way – against the clock, against the computer or against a friend.

Which languages?

The word games can use word lists in English, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian and Welsh. The site’s pages and menus are translated into 15 of these languages, so learners can play with instructions in the language they’re studying, too.

How to take the challenge

Open a game or solver that has a dictionary choice (they’re listed below).
Choose the language you’re learning from the dictionary list.
Play a round of hangman, unscramble a set of letters or find every anagram you can.
Write down every word you didn’t know and look it up – that’s your vocabulary list for the week.
Challenge a classmate, a friend or your teacher to beat your score in the same language.

Ideas for MFL teachers

Starter: put seven letters on the board and give pairs three minutes to find words in the target language before checking with the solver.
Hangman in the target language: pupils guess letters using the alphabet names in that language.
Spelling with accents: look at how accented words are spelt in the word list, then test each other.
Welsh and Irish: the word lists include Cymraeg and Gaeilge, handy for schools teaching either language.
Exchange challenge: link up with a partner school learning English and swap word challenges.

A friendly word of advice

Word lists come from open-licence dictionaries, so they include rare and old-fashioned words as well as everyday ones. If a word looks unusual, check it in a learner’s dictionary before adding it to a vocabulary list.

Games and solvers you can play in other languages

Word UnscramblerType a handful of letters and the Word Unscrambler shows you every real word hidden inside them. It is quick, free and handy for spelling ga Words from LettersWords from Letters lists every word you can build from the letters you type, from tiny two-letter words up to the longest possible. It makes Anagram SolverThe Anagram Solver rearranges a word or a jumble of letters into every other word it can become. It is a neat way to explore spelling, lette Jumble SolverThe Jumble Solver sorts out several scrambled words in one go. Put each one on a separate line and it shows the full-length word hiding in e Word FinderThe Word Finder lists every word that fits a pattern of known letters and gaps. It is ideal for crosswords, five-letter guessing games and s Crossword SolverStuck on a crossword answer? The Crossword Solver lists every word matching the letters and length you have, with the most common words at t Crossword HelperThe Crossword Helper puts a whole puzzle on your screen. Snap the grid, add the clues and get word suggestions that respect the letters alre Cryptic Crossword SolverThe Cryptic Crossword Solver tackles the two clue types a computer can test mechanically – anagrams and hidden words – while also listing ev Spelling Bee SolverHoneycomb word puzzles give you seven letters and ask how many words you can build. This free solver lists every word that obeys the rules, Wordle SolverFive-letter guessing games reward clear thinking about clues. This free helper takes the guesses you’ve made and the colours you got back, t Countdown SolverPractise both halves of the famous letters-and-numbers format. Give this free solver nine letters and it finds the longest words; give it si HangmanA free version of the classic letter-guessing game that works both ways round: you can hunt for the computer’s secret word, or hold a word i

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